My grandparents originally come from Pogradec, Albania, so they loved fish, fresh from the lake as they would say, not like the fish we get at the supermarket here. This dish I am sharing with you is a traditional dish that my grandma taught me.
You can use any kind of fish you like. I personally love salmon but I didn’t have any, so I used cod fish.
My mom makes this a bit on the plain side like grandma used to do, but I added ingredients that are not so traditional but more to my liking. To keep it traditional, use paprika and salt. To top it up a notch, try the version that I am sharing with you today!
You will need:
- Filet of fresh or frozen salmon, cod or rainbow trout or a bag with individual pieces*
- 5 large onions
- For seasoning I use salt, Tex Mex seasoning, seasoning salt, paprika, sriracha.
For the seasoning, start with very little, caramelized onions already have flavour with the salt so you just need a dash of this and that, until you are happy with the flavour.
Slice onions and in a frying pan with some oil (be generous). Cook the onions down until lightly browned on low heat. You want to caramelize the onions, not fry, so slowly cook the onions. Once onions are getting darker in colour, season them, taste and adjust as you like.
Cut the fish into portions, and season the fish, place the caramelized onions to a baking pan and place the fish over the onions. Bake for 20 minutes at 350. Fish should be done by that point if it isn’t thick, but make sure to check on it. Serve with salad and bread or pasta salad on the side. My family likes it with rice and cucumber salad.
*You can use the frozen fish that comes in a package like the ones at Costco. Check for wild caught, and try to avoid farm grown fish when possible.
